Wellington Phoenix FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Wellington Phoenix FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Macarthur FC

Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 07:15 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Jed Drew

Alex Rufer 54' Y

Youstin Salas 85' Y

Oskar Zawada 88' Y

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Macarthur FC — A League at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Wellington Phoenix FC 14 games · Avg 2.8 goals Macarthur FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Macarthur FC 2024-02-18 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-18 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-04-29 Macarthur FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-02-12 Macarthur FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
06 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
31 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–3	L
20 Apr	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Western United FC	A	2–4	L
01 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L
16 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Macarthur FC
#8	Position	#7
33	Points	34
26	Played	26
9 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 10
36	Scored	37
48	Conceded	44
-12	GD	-7
1.27	PPG	1.31
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Macarthur FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Macarthur FC

Harry Sawyer	6 G	1 A
Mitchell Duke	5 G	3 A
Luke Vickery	5 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wellington Phoenix FC and Macarthur FC has kicked off!
5' It looks surprising Macarthur FC does not make any changes. Oliver Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' A quiet spell here at Wellington Regional Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' The 24-year-old Kristian Popovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' What composure from Kosta Barbarouses! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 1-0.
27' It’s high time Mile Sterjovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
29' Tim Payne makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
34' Macarthur FC have won 216 goals from 149 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Macarthur FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' It’s gonna be a card for Jed Drew.
45' Kristian Popovic makes way for Daniel De Silva at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Macarthur FC.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' That is a card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Alex Rufer will be fuming at that decision.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Sutton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Macarthur FC.
60' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Jed Drew is withdrawn and Oliver Jones gets his opportunity.
61' The crowd applauds Kealey Adamson as he leaves the pitch. Jerry Skotadis steps in for Macarthur FC.
66' Ulises Davila, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' The crowd applauds David Ball as he leaves the pitch. Youstin Salas steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
71' Lachlan Rose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valere Germain on 71 minute.
76' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
81' The whistle greets Bozhidar Kraev as he departs to be replaced by Oskar van Hattum.
85' A moment of madness from Youstin Salas on 85 minutes earns him a card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
87' The supporters are chanting for Oskar Zawada. He replaces Nicholas Pennington on 87 minute.
88' Poor challenge from Oskar Zawada. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Wellington Phoenix FC take all three points.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Youstin Salas 70'
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Oskar van Hattum 81'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Oskar Zawada 87'
8
Ben Old

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Clayton Lewis
98
Valere Germain ↓ Lachlan Rose 71'
13
Ivan Vujica
12
Filip Kurto
24
Charles M'Mombwa ↓ Walter Scott 61'
14
Kristian Popovic ↓ Daniel De Silva 45'
10
Ulises Davila
6
Tomislav Uskok
37
Jed Drew ↓ Oliver Jones 60'
4
Matthew Jurman
20
Kealey Adamson ↓ Jerry Skotadis 61'

Bench

1
Danijel Nizic
18
Walter Scott ↑ 61'
27
Jerry Skotadis ↑ 61'
31
Lachlan Rose ↑ 71'
7
Daniel De Silva ↑ 45'
16
Oliver Jones ↑ 60'
52
Ariath Piol

Coach Mile Sterjovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosta Barbarouses	7
Bozhidar Kraev	4
Ulises Davila	3
Ben Waine	3
Lachlan Rose	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Jaushua Sotirio	2
Dean Bosnjak	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-04-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Macarthur FC W 2024-04-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Sydney FC W

Macarthur FC Form

2024-04-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Macarthur FC L 2024-04-20 Macarthur FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2024-04-12 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Macarthur FC W 2024-04-06 Western United FC 4–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-04-01 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-03-16 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.02 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.24 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC57% Draw22% Macarthur FC21%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Macarthur FC

43%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Macarthur FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC40% Draw41% Macarthur FC19%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.